Co 893 (Early Hellenistic bronze coin of Corinth) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Coin

Is Part Of

Coin Finds

Not after (date)

-252

Not before (date)

-287

Logical part of

Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Coins

Comparanda

BCDCorinth 289, p. 43 (citing Price Class A, Group VIII, 87, dated ca. 287-252)

Contributor Notes

2012 (late May-early June): R. Weir studied, with reference to KenchreaiIII.

Published as

Wear: aF. Very slight nicking; sparse, slight, minute pitting and fissuring. Wide, thin areas of white bronze disease on both faces.

Published as

KenchreaiIII, p. 18, no. 126 (R. Hohlfelder)

Numismatic Diameter (mm)

13.0

Numismatic Mint

Corinth

Numismatic Weight (g)

1.91

Obverse Description

Pegasos flying to left

Obverse Inscription

Below, Ϙ

Reverse Description

Ornamented trident head

Reverse Inscription

To left, Σ; to right, grape cluster

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Hellenistic (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Has visual motif (depicts)

Pegasos (Visual Motif)

Obverse Photograph

Reverse Photograph